| 12 Tyler Drueke | | Updated by Driver: 2/16/2011
Proofed by Staff: 2/16/2011 |
 | | Nickname: The Kid
Hometown: Eagle, NE
Birthdate: 5/14/93
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 150
Email Address: thekid1222@hotmail.com
Marital Status: Single
Employer: Elmwood-Murdock High School
Job: Student
Year Started Racing: 2005
Total Years Racing: 6
Racing Hero: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Dale Earnhardt, Sr., Jac Haudenschild - he's the Wild Child!
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Year/Make/Model: J & J Auto Racing
Motor: Shaver 360
Owner: Drueke Trucking
Crew Chief: Terry Kopecky
Crew: Mom, Dad, brother Austin.
Sponsors & Support: Thanks Mom & Dad for giving me the opportunity to race, and my little brother Austin for the lap times and for not letting me get a big head! Thank you to Emil's Race Parts and Terry for helping me each week, Jakubowski Trucking, Jeffres Trucking LLC, Jimbell (you've been with me from the start), friends & family, and Speedway Graphics. Thanks for all your support!!
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Eagle Raceway (NE) - RaceSaver Sprint #12
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| Awards & Accomplishments | 2010 - As a rookie in a 360 Sprint Car, 2 heat race wins, 5 Top 10's, 2 Top 5's, 8th in ASCS Midwest Region Points.
2009 - 9 A Feature wins, Wavelink Raceway Park Multi class Track Championship.
2008 - As a rookie in the Multi class, 1 A Feature win at Wavelink Raceway Park, 2nd in the Points, MMSA Club Points Championship.
2007 - As a rookie in the Restrictor class, 4 A Feature wins, including the Bob Johnson Memorial.
2006 - 21 A Feature wins, including 16 A Feature wins at Wavelink Raceway Park, Track Championship, Regional Championship, Club Championship, 2nd in National Points, Fast Time at Sweet Springs, 3 A Feature wins and 3 Trophy Dash wins at Sweet Springs, 3 A Feature wins and 3 Trophy Dash wins at Fairbury.
2005 - At Wavelink Raceway Park, 3-time Fast Time Awards as a rookie, Fast Time at initial visit to Centrals in Sweet Springs, 2 other Fast Time Awards my first year, 3rd in Wavelink Raceway Park Points, 15th in National Points, Rookie of the Year Award.
Career total 35 A Feature wins in five years.
| | Career Summary | I have been a race fan since my mom & dad took me to the Knoxville Nationals at age one. My dad and uncle Tony also raced in the Flyer, Street Stock, and Late Model divisions. I am a regular Saturday night fan at Eagle Raceway. I started racing Junior Sprints in 2005 and again in 2006. In 2007 I moved up to Restrictor, and after a sucessful year I moved up again to the 600 class. After another year of running up front, we decided it was time to race with the best Mini-Sprint drivers in the Multi class. 2010 was my rookie season in the 360 Sprint Car. It was definitely a learning experience with its ups and downs. One highlight was sitting on the pole and leading 5 laps at Junction Motor Speedway. The lows were hurting a motor at I-90 Speedway and getting upside down at Eagle Raceway. Hoping for better things to come in 2011.
| | Racing Goals | I hope to win a few A Features this year, have fun, learn and improve on last season, and end the season with the same top wing that I start with. I want to eventually drive race cars for a living. If you're interested in any more information or a race schedule to come watch me, call (402)432-8129.
| | Other Interesting Team Information | Before I go out on the track, I ask my uncle Darryl (Godfather) up above to keep me safe. I chose #12 because I turned 12 my first year of racing. Going to the races taught me numbers at an early age, and I was able to recite World of Outlaw drivers' biographies from memory at age three. I get in trouble every now and then for reading racing magazines and articles on the Internet or drawing cars in class, but racing comes first!
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